Cortical travelling waves: mechanisms and computational principles
Multichannel recording technologies have revealed travelling waves of neural activity in
multiple sensory, motor and cognitive systems. These waves can be spontaneously …
multiple sensory, motor and cognitive systems. These waves can be spontaneously …
Advances in optogenetic and chemogenetic methods to study brain circuits in non-human primates
Over the last 10 years, the use of opto-and chemogenetics to modulate neuronal activity in
research applications has increased exponentially. Both techniques involve the genetic …
research applications has increased exponentially. Both techniques involve the genetic …
Topology of ON and OFF inputs in visual cortex enables an invariant columnar architecture
KS Lee, X Huang, D Fitzpatrick - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Circuits in the visual cortex integrate the information derived from separate ON (light-
responsive) and OFF (dark-responsive) pathways to construct orderly columnar …
responsive) and OFF (dark-responsive) pathways to construct orderly columnar …
Optogenetic activation of normalization in alert macaque visual cortex
Normalization has been proposed as a canonical computation that accounts for a variety of
nonlinear neuronal response properties associated with sensory processing and higher …
nonlinear neuronal response properties associated with sensory processing and higher …
Functional access to neuron subclasses in rodent and primate forebrain
Viral vectors enable foreign proteins to be expressed in brains of non-genetic species,
including non-human primates. However, viruses targeting specific neuron classes have …
including non-human primates. However, viruses targeting specific neuron classes have …
Revisiting horizontal connectivity rules in V1: from like-to-like towards like-to-all
Horizontal connections in the primary visual cortex of carnivores, ungulates and primates
organize on a near-regular lattice. Given the similar length scale for the regularity found in …
organize on a near-regular lattice. Given the similar length scale for the regularity found in …
Study of tree shrew biology and models: A booming and prosperous field for biomedical research
The tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) has long been proposed as a suitable alternative to non-
human primates (NHPs) in biomedical and laboratory research due to its close evolutionary …
human primates (NHPs) in biomedical and laboratory research due to its close evolutionary …
Functionally specific optogenetic modulation in primate visual cortex
MM Chernov, RM Friedman, G Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
In primates, visual perception is mediated by brain circuits composed of submillimeter nodes
linked together in specific networks that process different types of information, such as eye …
linked together in specific networks that process different types of information, such as eye …
Simultaneous high-speed imaging and optogenetic inhibition in the intact mouse brain
Genetically encoded calcium indicators and optogenetic actuators can report and
manipulate the activity of specific neuronal populations. However, applying imaging and …
manipulate the activity of specific neuronal populations. However, applying imaging and …
Integration of cortical population signals for visual perception
AR Andrei, S Pojoga, R Janz, V Dragoi - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Visual stimuli evoke heterogeneous responses across nearby neural populations. These
signals must be locally integrated to contribute to perception, but the principles underlying …
signals must be locally integrated to contribute to perception, but the principles underlying …